wednesday wants #6

TOPSHOP FLOWER HEAD BAND

i tried this on in store a few weeks ago and fell in love instantly. unlike most other 'crown' style floral head dresses, this topshop piece of perfect is set along an alice band which i feel suits me a whole lot better. at £12 i didnt buy it at the time as i felt it was a little bit pricey but now once i've scouered the whole of the internet for an appropriate dupe and came up with nothing im seriously regretting this choice seeing as its completely gone from my local store and nowhere to be found online! 

VERY long time no post ❥❥❥

its not been the nicest couple of months. 

a lot of personal things have been going on and blogging has had to take a back seat. i kind of hate that. i hate that i let other things and other people get in the way of something i love to do. 

but im back. new ideas. new things. almost a new lease of life. 

i've got a couple of posts im working on today, i might even put one up later you never know. and im going to shoot some new outfits tomorrow, including an absolutely beautiful vintage 1960s evening dress which im sure you all will love. do i continue with the wednesday wants series? not sure how i felt about that one.

also im now working on a new breif in college based on the 1950s and Mid Century Modernism so im pretty excited to share whats going on with that with you. 

lots of love xoxo

WEDNESDAY WANTS #5

this is a scheduled post as i am currently in PARIS!

HERSCHEL SUPPLY CO NOVEL WEEKENDER DUFFEL BAG

as i am away for a few days this week, i have been thinking about how desperately i need a new weekend sized bag. and i don't think i could possibly ever find one that i love more than this!!!! my favourite colour of all time is yellow and i am an absolute sucker for anything polka dot! 

WEDNESDAY WANTS #4

VOGUE ON: ALEXANDER MCQUEEN

my new years resolution for 2014 was slightly different to the cliche of 'read more', i decided to go with 'buy more books' as its nice to just have them and see them and collect them and be able to reference them in future rather than reading a tonne of books from the library and never seeing them again. 

the 'Vogue On' collection is something i've been very interested in for a long time, but i've chosen the Alexander Mcqueen one specifically as he was my favourite designer for a very long time and i love how well Sarah Burton took over the label after his sudden death, carrying on with creating pieces that continue from where he left off in his style, but are also so very her. 

WEDNESDAY WANTS #3

SALTWATER GYPSY KIMONO

i first heard of saltwater gypsy when one of my favourite bloggers, Courtney from The Style Playlist shared a picture on instagram of her in a kimono she had very kindly been sent by them! i loved it instantly and went straight to their instagram to have a little browse through what they had.. and hundreds of photos later i'd seen it all! i honestly love this so so much, but it is a little pricey for me which is quite upsetting really. it's what my dreams are made of!

DREAM SKIRT

all i've dreamed of for as long as i can remember is a long floaty sheer skirt, and i've never found quite the right one. however i found this one for just £7 in the H&M sale! I can;t remember ever seeing in store at full price though which is strange because i would of definitely noticed it! anyway im so so so so excited i've finally bought my dream skirt and im so excited for the big part i hope it will play in my summer wardrobe, i just can't wait for the warmer weather now, or at least a good excuse for somewhere indoor to wear it even sooner! 

the comfiest outfit ever

dont judge me for wearing uggs ok, they're my work shoes and some days they're too comfy to take off!

I bought this jumper solely because it had an E for Emma on it, but it so soft and warm inside i dont regret it one little bit! I dont have a lot to say about this outfit so instead of talking loads of shit im just gonna leave this post here hahaha.

Jumper // Primark

Jeans // New Look

Top // New Look

Boots // Primark

Earring // Topshop

WEDNESDAY WANTS #2

LACE UP GRUNGE BOOTS

i have been lusting after these boots ever since stumbling upon them on Polyvore months and months and months ago! they are my absolute favorite item to use when making a set on it, i end up putting them with absolutely EVERYTHING! so i'm pretty sure that would happen to my everyday outfits if i was to end up buying them!  

clear out your closet emma! ☼☼☼

A slight change from the usual posts today, i wanna share something with you guys!

As you may or may not know i am the biggest clothing hoarder, potentially on the whole planet. My collection outgrew a wardrobe way way back, then one whole bedroom so i had to up-size and now sits on two rammed full 4 foot long, industrial strength (for the weight of things) rails, as well as 3 chests of drawers and several boxes under the bed. Really, the light bulbs should be coming on and telling you that you have way too many clothes long before mine did, I'm talking when you have to go out and buy new hangers every month because the stuff is expanding so fast there's nowhere for it to go!!!

I'm OBSESSED. A total shopaholic, I can't resist a sale or any kind of bargain either, thrift shops, the lot! Let alone when my friends decide to clear out and let me rummage through the donate pile and i and end up taking maybe 5, 6, 7 things home with me. One mans trash another mans treasure eh? I love clothes, I can't bare to see them thrown out! I guess I'm just so in love with the idea of keeping things for so long and rediscovering them and bringing them out again in 3 or 4 years and them still looking as fabulous as the day they were bought. Like the scene from the first Sex and The City movie where she tries on 20 years worth of clothes from her giant closet before moving out of her apartment. It's my favourite movie scene of all time. (see video at bottom of post!!!!) 

Also the idea of Reinventing something old and unwearable and making something completely new with the fabrics.

But sometimes you just can't keep everything, as I've learnt the hard way. After realizing that i hadn't gotten rid of a single item for a good two years, I made a pathetic attempt to clear out.

It may have only ended up being 5 things but any progress is good progress. They were things that were ripped and stained and stretched and good for nothing but i still struggled. The disco pants from one of my first ever blog posts are gone!! :( But now my whole wardrobe feels so clear and fresh and I've made a promise to myself that i will try to throw away at least two things per month for the rest of 2014. It might not seem a lot but i know i genuinely will struggle with it! Hopefully it will help me break my hoarding habbit!

How often do you guys clear out?

Maybe I'm not as bad as i think!

SUNSHINE BLOGGER AWARD ☼☼☼

Thank you to the lovely Hannah from FashionistaDigital for nominmating me for this award, i'm so thrilled at least one person enjoys my posts!

So the task is this:

1. Post 11 random facts about yourself

2. Answer all the 11 questions asked by the blogger who nominated you

3. Nominate 11 bloggers you think bring sunshine into the world

4. Make up 11 questions for your nominees to answer!

lets go!

11 FACTS

1. I have 2 cats and they use my bedroom window as their own personal VIP entrance to the house.

2. I work at a Playgroup with children aged 2-4 and i really really love my job. 

3. I have seen every single episode of Sex and The City thousands of times and if Carrie Bradshaw was a real person im sure i would be a weird creepy stalker of her. 

4. I've seen One Direction live more than 10 times and i can't decide whether im embarrassed or proud.

5. I have done over 100,000 air miles in my life (according to my dad)

6. You have never ever seen a more smashed iPhone than mine (which i am upgrading TODAY)

7. If you touch the backs of my legs i will scream the house down

8. I am SUCH a bad loser, i cannot stand losing to the point where before i even know if ive won or lost i have to pre-warn people that i will cry if i lose and i cant help it. Its like an automatic reaction.

9. My lucky number is 9, and there so so so many reasons for it!

10. I absolutely love the colour yellow and all of the yellow foods/flavours like banana, lemon, pineapple etc!

11. I am so OCD about my wardrobe, to the point where its in coloured sections and then those coloured sections are split it to sections for different items of clothing. like 'red tops' 'red jumpers' 'red bottoms' 'blue tops' 'jeans' 'blue bottoms' etc etc etc.

11 ANSWERS

1. How would you describe your personal style?

FUN. just so much fun! i go into shops and try things on just because they're 'so much fun'. im not even 100% sure how to describe what fun is, they're just sort of clothes that you put on and you just want to spin around and jump up and down like a child with a new toy! Also just recently i've been into really childish clothes and im not quite sure how i feel about that but still.. DUNGAREES.

2. Whats your favourite movie of all time?

Breakfast at Tiffany's has always been it, just because nothing really happens but everyone is SO glamorous, and just recently i've found that The Great Gatsby is another film that fits into that catagory for what i think a good film is, so that too!

3. What would your ideal day of relaxation be?

- Sex and The City Marathon

-Caramel Nibbles

- Pineapple Juice

4. Would you rather listen to music or watch TV?

Even though i am a musician myself and i've played for 10 years, i am not really a big music fan. I can't listen to it for long periods of time, so definitely TV. 

5. If you could live on one food item what would it be?

Fruit Pastelles.

6. Do you have any pets?

I have two cats, and 4 chickens. My boyfriend has a dog which i walk and feed every day so i think he counts as mine too!

7. Where were you born?

I was born in the old Norfolk and Norwich hospital which doesn't exist anymore. (Fun fact, my mum thought she was going into labour while on the back of a motorbike in Greece, which would of been such a cool story but hey)

8.  What is your one piece of clothing you always feel comfortable in?

a ginat XXL turquoise sweatshirt with neon pink and yellow writing on it from Universal Studios which my nanny bought in the 80's and gave me. 

9. Costa or Starbucks?

Costa x1000

10. What film do you really want to see at the cinema this year?

At the minute i really wanna see The Wolf of Wall Street, and also im not even sure if its out this year or not but i really wanna see the fifty shades movie.

11. What's your favourite cocktail?

I'll always be a Sex on the Beach kinda gal. Although my boyfriend works at TGI Fridays and i spend a lot of time waiting for him there so i have sampled a little bit too much of their infamous cocktail menu!

MY NOMINEES

Chloe, Hannah, Emma, Charli, Emily,

Abbi, Jennie, Izzie, Hanne, Amy, Katie

11 QUESTIONS

1. Describe yourself in 3 words?

2. Fashion Blogs or Beauty Blogs?

3. What is your favourite movie ever?

4. Why did you start your blog?

5. You can sing a duet with anyone, dead or alive. Who would it be?

6. Summer or Winter?

7. You're planning a round the world trip and can stop in 5 Countries only, which ones would you choose?

8. Who's your dream guy?

9. What's your wardrobe staple?

10. What's your special talent?

11. Where were you born?

off you go! xxxxxxxxxx

dont wanna brag but..

Dont wanna brag but two weeks after i bought these shorts, Rihanna was see in them in London. 

I don't know if i love that or hate that. I see it as a good point as i remember she got so much positive press over this outfit, it was well over a year ago now and its still the first image up when you google 'Rihanna Topshop' so obviously i made a good choice buying them. But then theres the obvious visible downside that I do not look as good as that in them. But then noone looks as good as that in them. 

It just makes me happy that they were in the sale when i got them and they had been for a while. So we all know what that means.... Rihanna sale shops too! Positives.

(I've been looking at this post for a long time and i think i should buy a peach colored jumper)

SHORTS // TOPSHOP

TOP // H&M

BOOTS // PRIMARK

NECKLACE // EBAY

WEDNESDAY WANTS #1

THE TOPSHOP SAFFIANO

I've been looking for a new handbag for a while now and more recently, leather totes, as they are big enough for me to be able to carry my sketchbooks around all the time in, which is probably the number one thing i'm looking for in an everyday bag. I absolutely love the colour of this one, i think its great for all the seasons. 

lets bring that back ♡♡♡

lookbook.nu: LIKE IT? HYPE IT!

i fucking love this skirt. i haven't worn it for at least 2 years but i still fucking love this skirt.

i bought it way way way back in 2009 when i was 13 on one of the first ever times my mum let me go shopping by myself. i think this was the day where i fell in love with bodycon skirts and one of my most important steps in developing and undying love for clothing. not that i even knew at the time what bodycon was at the time, all i knew was that it was fun, it was something new and it was something that made me feel so so grown up. just the texture of it now after all this time brings it all back and i remember all the times of wearing it so well. it weird. i'm pretty sure i had one of the worst nights of my little teenage life wearing it too, but that wont make me love it any less at all. 

skirt // h&m

top // primark

boots // dr marten

where the wind blows ♚♚♚

 

i am so annoyed with blogger!!!! i have written this post TWICE and i  have accidently deleted the lot TWICE. it probably more of my fault but they shouldn't make it so easy for that to happen!!!

ANYWAY. just recently i've discovered the best way to find out what looks best with a new item of clothing is to take outfit photos in it. i tried so many different things with this dress and the ways it came out best are alone, with a belt and without a belt but with a cardigan. i can't decide which looks best out of these three but i guess it doesn't matter. ways to wear init. 

back in the day ☮☮☮

lookbook.nu: LIKE IT? HYPE IT!

my mum on this outfit; "i dressed you exactly like this when you were about four"

i really hope there's a photo, it would be so fun to compare then and now!!!

anyway, i am SO EXCITED about this outfit. there is nothing i have ever wanted more than skinny, full length dungarees, but as i struggle to buy normal jeans that fit me because of a really inconvenient ass size - hip size ratio, i'd kinda ruled them out as impossible. so when i stumbled upon these while trying to kill some time with shopping, it was only right that i tried them on, and they're PERFECT! i have never come across a stretchier denim in my life and at the exact right time too!!!

Dungarees // H&M

Top // H&M

Bag // Vintage

Earrings // Topshop

Trainers // Puma

GOLDEN GLOBES 2014: TOP 10 DRESSES

10 - Sandra Bullock in Prabal Gurung.                    9 - Emma Roberts in Lanvin.

8 - Taylor Swift in Carolina Herrera.               7. Jennifer Lawrence in Dior Couture.

       6 - Zooey Deschanel in Oscar de la Renta.                              5 - Olivia Wilde in Gucci

4 - Kayley Cuoco in Rani Zakham                             3. Amy Adams in Valentino

2. Kelly Osbourne

in Escada.

and finally number one, and how could it not be..

1. Emma Watson

in Dior Couture.

stripes and a ponytail ☮☮

one thing that baffles me the most about my wardrobe/body shape is how slimming horizontal stripes are on me, yet they never seem to be on any other person. i don't know if that's just me being vain, or an opion not shared by people who read this but thats how i find it. can anyone like agree or disagree with me?

top // h&m

skirt // h&m

boots // dr marten

ring // pandora

bracelet // handmade

☁☁ pretty in paisley ☁☁

honest opinions, who here thinks this is a primark dress?!

i can't believe considering the high quality of fabric and the finish of the garment, this only cost 8 pounds! 

obviously it brings up some questions and highlights some serious issues of where it came from, who made it, what cut of it did they get etc..

for such gorgeous dress of which i love this much and really does fit me so perfectly, why has it left me feeling so guilty?

dress // primark

boots // dr marten

workin' girl ☠☠

a blog debut for the new loves of my life.. everybody give it up for.. 

BLACK VELVET DR MARTEN CHELSEA BOOTS.

we have my delightful boyfriend, his incredible taste and generous christmas budget for this moment. 

i have honestly never loved a pair of shoes so much. i can't quite explain to you the reasoning, but i love the way they almost blend in with tights. the way you have to double take to see if there's actually shoes there!!

more news and probably the more exciting news, i am starting my new job tomorrow! i'm so excited to be able to freely buy things without having to worry about when my next income is after being jobless for so long! it's paid work doing the same job i have been doing on and off for the past 2 or 3 years as a volunteer at my local playgroup. i'm really chuffed about it if im perfect honest!

dress // primark

top // forever 21

boots // dr marten

this skirt was £1!!!!!

January sale bargains are literally the biggest miracle. This skirt is so nice yet so casual and i know i'll end up wearing it so often the cost per wear is so low it might as well have been free!!! As everyone in the world must know by now i am THE most skint person there is so little bargains like this are just what i need! 

Also im back at college tomorrow FINALLY! not that i haven't enjoyed the time off but i love my course so much i cant wait to get into it!